Did you know that聽October is聽National Energy Awareness Month?

Me neither.聽But聽74 percent of Americans today support efforts to protect the environment. So says personal-finance website , which has conducted an “in-depth analysis” of 2016’s .

Analysts compared the 100 largest cities across 20 key indicators of sustainability, ranging from 鈥済reenhouse-gas emissions per capita鈥 to 鈥渘umber of smart-energy policies and initiatives.鈥

La Hoihoi Ea festival Thomas Square (Hawaiian flag day) as a Hawaiian flag blows in the wind. 30 july 2016
The La Hoihoi Ea festival in Thomas Square, July 30. Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Guess what? Honolulu is No. 2.

Here’s how we scored when it comes to聽鈥済谤别别苍苍别蝉蝉鈥澛“

  • 1st 鈥 greenhouse-gas emissions per capita
  • 1st 鈥 percentage of green space
  • 12th 鈥 percentage of commuters who drive
  • 1st 鈥 number of farmers markets per capita
  • 1st 鈥 median air quality index
  • 21st 鈥 walk score

Greenest city? San Francisco.

Least-greenest city? Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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